Whittaker, who’s No. 12 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings, is riding a five-fight winning streak following recent wins over the likes of Rafael Natal, Uriah Hall and Brad Tavares. Whittaker, 25, won “The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes” in 2012 as a welterweight.

Matthews, a 22-year-old, won 10 of his first 11 fights – including four of his first five UFC bouts – before suffering a TKO loss to Kevin Lee in July. A fight prior, he submitted Johnny Case and picked up a “Fight of the Night” award.

Kelly, a 38-year-old middleweight, joined the UFC in 2013 after appearing on “TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia.” He recently rebounded from his first career loss – via TKO to Sam Alvey in 2015 – with back-to-back wins over Steven Montgomery and Antonio Carlos Junior. UFC Fight Night 101 marks his fourth straight fight in Australia.